Pacific Prepared Podcast

Beyond the rubble and visible stress and cracks in buildings, the impacts of disasters extend into rural areas affecting the people who feed the countries.

Preserving food in the Pacific has long been critical when the weather isn’t kind – especially during and after disasters. In Palau, there’s one food that’s a household favourite to keep in the cupboard. 

Weather balloon launches in Palau continue to support scientific monitoring, collecting robust data on atmospheric conditions

The Palau Red Cross is helping to train people across the country in a wide range of areas in the case of disasters. 

It’s predicted that within the next three to four months, an El Niño weather pattern could impact parts of the Pacific, including the world’s third-smallest country, Naoero (formerly Nauru). 

A long-term Tongan resident reflects on his experiences with disasters and explains why he would never consider relocation. 

How one Tongan is confident that traditional knowledge still has a role to play alongside technology

After-effects of Cyclone Maila in early April, which caused widespread damage in Papua New Guinea, and how communities are recovering. 

One Papua New Guinea village is facing uncertainty over its ongoing food supply due to rising sea levels, leaving the community icreasingly concerned.

Affected communities are being forced to change how they live and survive as they adapt to changing weather patterns and rising sea levels

We visit remote communities in Fiji's Yasawa Islands to hear how they are mitigating climate change in their villages.

Learn what a new early warning system is being rolled out by the Tongan government and they’re hoping it will change the way people are able to respond to disasters. to do before, during and after disaster in this new program and stay safe.

Learn Cyclones affecting two different parts of the Pacific at the same time have kept people busy preparing their homes and communitieswhat to do before, during and after disaster in this new program and stay safe.

Seawalls are common across the Pacific, but they don’t last forever. We visit a Fijian community replacing an existing seawall that’s no longer doing the job. 

The reality of working for a weather service and the challenges as seen through the eyes of a Solomon Island forecaster.

Rising sea levels are causing sleepless nights for some residents in Fiji’s Yasawa Islands as they watch the ocean creep closer to their homes daily.

Learn whaWith limited connectivity, making sure that people are receiving the most up-to-date weather information is a bit of a challenge from one of Fiji’s most remote islands.t to do before, during and after disaster in this new program and stay safe.

Heavy rainfall in Fiji and Vanuatu in recent weeks has caused landslides in some areas and forced residents to move to higher ground in others

Beyond the rubble and visible stress and cracks in buildings, the impacts of disasters extend into rural areas affecting the people who feed the countries.

Growing food is vital for people across the Pacific, but it can also face huge challenges from the weather. One Fijian farmer is confident more resilient crops are the way forward. 

The 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Vanuatu in late 2024 caused damage across the country and the impacts are still being felt today. 

Nauru journalist explains life with a water shortage and the challenges that come with that on a professional and personal level. 

How the media covers disasters has changed a lot of the past 30 years and one Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation’s radio announcer has adapted with those changes, hear her story 

A Fijian fisherman explains his process of reading the weather and what changes he’s had to make to keep himself safe on the water with the constant threat of disasters.

Twelve months on from large earthquake in Vanuatu we speak with resident who said capital is ‘not the Port Vila we knew’ since the devastating disaster in late 2024.